worthily be praised: he is more to be feared than all gods.

5 As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but idols: but it is the LORD that made the heavens.

6 Glory and worship are before him power and honour are in his sanctuary.

7 Ascribe unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people : ascribe unto the LORD worship and power.

8 Ascribe unto the LORD the honour due unto his Name: bring presents, and come into his courts.

9 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness let the whole earth stand in awe of him.

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10 Tell it out among the heathen that the LORD is King and that it is he who hath made the round world so fast that it cannot be moved; and how that he shall judge the people righteously.

11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is.

12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the LORD.

13 For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people

with his truth.

Ps. xcvii. Dominus regnavit. THE LORD is King, the earth may be glad thereof yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof.

2 Clouds and darkness are round about him righteousness and judgement are the habitation of his seat.

3 There shall go a fire before him and burn up his enemies on every side.

4 His lightnings gave shine unto the world the earth saw it, and was afraid.

5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD: at the presence of the LORD of the whole earth.

6 The heavens have declared his righteousness and all the people have seen his glory.

7 Confounded be all they that worship carved images, and that delight in vain gods: worship him, all ye gods.

8 Sion heard of it, and rejoiced : and the daughters of Judah were glad, because of thy judgements, O LORD.

9 For thou, LORD, art higher than all that are in the earth thou art exalted far above all gods.

10 O ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate the thing which is evil: the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly.

11 There is sprung up a light for the righteous and joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted.

12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous: and give thanks for a remembrance of his holiness.

Ant. O sing unto the LORD, and bless His Name.

In Advent. . Send, O LORD, the Lamb that is the Ruler of the earth:

Ry. From the rock of the desert to the mountain of the daughter of Sion.

Through the year. V. Let my prayer be set forth in Thy sight, Ŏ

LORD.

We may possess Thee more and more. With cleansing flames our sinful flesh In heart and reins make chaste and pure, Then gird us up for vigils fresh,

And cast behind us pleasure's lure.

That we, who break the hours of night
With voices lifted up on high,
May win those gifts of heavenly light
Which in our Country glow for aye.
Grant this, O FATHER, LORD most High,
Co-Equal, Sole-Begotten SON;
And HOLY SPIRIT, Paraclete;
GOD, while eternal ages run.
Ant. For He hath done.

Amen.

Ps. xcviii. Cantate Domino. SING unto the LORD a new song: for he hath done marvellous

things. 2 With his own right hand, and with his holy arm hath he gotten himself the victory.

3 The LORD declared his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

4 He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel: and all the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our GOD.

5 Shew yourselves joyful unto the LORD, all ye lands: sing, rejoice, and give thanks.

6 Praise the LORD upon the harp : sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving.

7 With trumpets also, and shawms: O shew yourselves joyful before the LORD the King.

8 Let the sea make a noise, and all therein is the round world, and they that dwell therein.

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9 Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful together before the LORD for he is come to judge the earth.

10 With righteousness shall he judge the world and the people with equity.

Ps. xcix. Dominus regnavit. THE LORD is King, be the people between the cherubims, be the earth never so impatient he sitteth never so unquiet.

2 The LORD is great in Sion: and high above all people.

3 They shall give thanks unto thy Name: which is great, wonderful, and holy.

4 The King's power loveth judgement; thou hast prepared equity thou hast executed judgement and righteousness in Jacob.

5 O magnify the LORD our GoD: and fall down before his footstool, for he is holy.

6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among such as call upon his Name: these called upon the LORD, and he heard them.

7 He spake unto them out of the cloudy pillar for they kept his testimonies, and the law that he gave them.

8 Thou heardest them, O LORD our GoD: thou forgavest them, O GOD, and punishedst their own inventions.

9 O magnify the LORD our GOD, and worship him upon his holy hill for the LORD our God is holy.

Ant. For He hath done : marvellous things. Ant.

O be joyful.

Ps. c. Jubilate Deo.

BE joyful in the LORD, all ye lands serve the LORD with gladness, and come before his presence with a song.

2 Be ye sure that the LORD he is GOD it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

30 go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name.

4 For the LORD is gracious, his

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10 And that because of thine indignation and wrath: for thou hast taken me up, and cast me down.

11 My days are gone like a shadow : and I am withered like grass.

12 But, thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever : and thy remembrance throughout all generations.

13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Sion: for it is time that thou have mercy upon her, yea, the time is come.

14 And why? thy servants think upon her stones and it pitieth them to see her in the

dust. 15 The heathen shall fear thy Name, O LORD and all the kings of the earth thy Majesty ;

16 When the LORD shall build up Sion and when his glory shall ap

17 When he turneth him unto the prayer of the poor destitute : and despiseth not their desire.

18 This shall be written for those

my crying come unto thee.

2 Hide not thy face from me in the time of my trouble: incline thine ear unto me when I call; O hear me, and that right soon.

3 For my days are consumed away like smoke and my bones are burnt up as it were a fire-brand.

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4 My heart is smitten down, and withered like grass so that I forget to eat my bread.

shall be born shall praise the LORD.

19 For he hath looked down from his sanctuary: out of the heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

20 That he might hear the mournings of such as are in captivity and deliver the children appointed unto death;

21 That they may declare the name of the LORD in Sion: and his worship at Jerusalem;

23 He brought down my strength in my journey and shortened my days.

24 But I said, O my GoD, take me not away in the midst of mine age: as for thy years, they endure throughout all generations.

25 Thou, LORD, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

27 And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

28 The children of thy servants shall continue and their seed shall stand fast in thy sight.

Ps. ciii. Benedic, anima mea.

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things: making thee young and lusty as an eagle.

6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgement for all them that are oppressed with wrong.

7 He shewed his ways unto Moses : his works unto the children of Israel.

8 The LORD is full of compassion and mercy: long-suffering and of great goodness.

9 He will not alway be chiding neither keepeth he his anger for ever. 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins nor rewarded us according to our wickednesses.

12 Look how wide also the east is from the west so far hath he set our sins from us. 13 Yea, like own children

as a father pitieth his even so is the LORD merciful unto them that fear him. 14 For he knoweth whereof we are made: he remembereth that we are but dust.

15 The days of man are but as grass: for he flourisheth as a flower of the field.

16 For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone and the place thereof shall know it no more.

17 But the merciful goodness of the LORD endureth for ever and ever upon them that fear him and his righteousness upon children's children;

18 Even upon such as keep his covenant and think upon his commandments to do them.

19 The LORD hath prepared his seat in heaven and his kingdom ruleth over all.

20 O praise the LORD, ye angels of his, ye that excel in strength : ye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his words.

21 O praise the LORD, all ye his hosts: ye servants of his that do his pleasure.

22 O speak good of the LORD, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion praise thou the LORD, O my soul.

Ant. Let my cry: come unto Thee, O LORD.

Ant. Praise the LORD.

the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind.

4 He maketh his angels spirits : and his ministers a flaming fire.

5 He laid the foundations of the earth that it never should move at any time.

6 Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a garment: the waters stand in the hills.

7 At thy rebuke they flee: at the voice of thy thunder they are afraid.

8 They go up as high as the hills, and down to the valleys beneath even unto the place which thou hast appointed for them.

9 Thou hast set them their bounds which they shall not pass neither turn again to cover the earth.

10 He sendeth the springs into the rivers which run among the hills.

11 All beasts of the fields drink thereof and the wild asses quench their thirst.

12 Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their habitation and sing among the branches.

13 He watereth the hills from above the earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.

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14 He bringeth forth grass for the cattle and green herb for the service of men;

15 That he may bring food out of the earth, and wine that maketh glad the heart of man and oil to make him a cheerful countenance, and bread to strengthen man's heart.

16 The trees of the LORD also are full of sap even the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted;

17 Wherein the birds make their nests and the fir-trees are a dwelling : for the stork.

18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats and so are the stony rocks for the conies.

19 He appointed the moon for certain seasons and the sun knoweth his going down.

20 Thou makest darkness that it may be night wherein all the beasts of the forest do move.

21 The lions roaring after their prey do seek their meat from God.

22 The sun ariseth, and they get them away together and lay them down in their dens.

23 Man goeth forth to his work, and to his labour: until the evening.

24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works in wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy riches.

25 So is the great and wide sea also: wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

26 There go the ships, and there is that Leviathan : whom thou hast made to take his pastime therein.

27 These wait all upon thee: that thou mayest give them meat in due

season.

28 When thou givest it them they gather it: and when thou openest thy hand they are filled with good.

29 When thou hidest thy face they are troubled when thou takest away their breath they die, and are turned again to their dust.

30 When thou lettest thy breath go forth they shall be made and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

31 The glorious Majesty of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.

32 The earth shall tremble at the look of him if he do but touch the hills, they shall smoke.

33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will praise my GoD while I have my being.

34 And so shall my words please him: my joy shall be in the LORD.

35 As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, and the ungodly shall come to an end : praise thou the LORD, O my soul, praise the LORD.

Ps. cv. Confitemini Domino.

GIVE thanks unto the LORD, and call upon his Name: tell the people what things he hath done.